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Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... @EMCases #Pediatric ... Diagnosis #Management #UrinaryTractInfection ... #Peds #Risk #Stratification
Infant UTI Algorithm (<8 weeks of age)

Emergency Medicine Cases @EMCases

#Infant #Pediatric #UTI #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management #UrinaryTractInfection
Infant UTI Algorithm ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... EMCases #Infant #Pediatric ... Diagnosis #Management #UrinaryTractInfection ... #Peds
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Infection of the kidney ... barrier -> Bacteria gain ... urea which may cause ... NH3) #Lower #UrinaryTractInfection ... #LUTI #Pathophysiology
Evaluation of a child with a first urinary tract infection.

Why important? 
 - Up to half
damage the growing kidney ... reflux #First #UTI ... Tract #Infection #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Assessment
Kids 4 – 8 Years: Use pain scales with visual cues (Personally I like the OUCHER
– 8 Years: Use pain ... scales with visual cues ... shown #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Oucher ... PainScale #VAS #Assessment
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
Neonatal Infant Pain ... Scale (NIPS) uses ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... Infants #NIPS #Assessment
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
always needs urgent assessment ... palpable, as may the kidney ... intra-abdominal masses ... #Examination #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
colicky left flank pain ... colicky flank pain ... thorough bedside assessment ... cysts may be a cause ... occasionally may cause